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The second quarterly NIGMS council meeting of 2017 was held May 25-26 with an open session on the 26th. The council meeting was led by NIGMS Director Jon Lorsch and covered upcoming NIH program/policy changes and events. Highlights from the meeting are below. Lorsch presented an overview of the proposed Grant Support Index, which…

The biannual Directorate for Biological Sciences Advisory Committee met this week to discuss goings-on in the BIO directorate and to highlight partnerships that align with the National Science Foundation’s new priorities. James Olds, assistant director for the BIO directorate, provided an update on the agency’s budget, its 10 big ideas framework, its relocation, and…

ASBMB launches Grassroots Science Advocacy Network This weekend, champions for science across the world organized in an unprecedented way to advocate for the importance of scientific research, education and funding. .@ASBMB members are at #ScienceMarch showing support for evidence-based policy decisions and sci workforce diversity & inclusion. #ExpBio pic.twitter.com/LyJnqNUKcJ — ASBMB (@ASBMB) April 22,…

National Advisory General Medical Sciences Council – National Institute of General Medical Services – 1/27/17 The first quarterly NIGMS advisory council meeting of 2017 was held Jan. 26 – 27 with an open session held on the 27th. The council meeting was led by NIGMS Director Jon Lorsch and covered upcoming program changes and…

The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology held a congressional briefing Tuesday about the effects that a long-term continuing resolution would have on the biomedical research community. Speakers included Harry Stein, director of fiscal policy at the Center for American Progress; Thomas Baldwin, president-elect of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology…

The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology held a briefing on the importance of research in dogs to improve canine and human health. Timothy Nichols of UNC-Chapel Hill, Amy LeBlanc of the National Cancer Institute and Elaine Ostrander of the National Human Genome Research Institute discussed their research into a variety of canine ailments…

Yesterday, Ben visited with appropriations staff to discuss the where Congress is in the budgeting process for FY16. It turns out, the Appropriations Committee and their subcommittees have been working diligently to negotiate updated appropriations bills with the new funds made available thanks to the Bipartisan Budget Agreement of 2015. Subcommittees have already been provided…

On Tuesday, Ben attended a reception hosted by the U.S. State Department at the Blaire House honoring the four American Nobel Prize Winners, Dr. William C. Campbell (Physiology or Medicine), Dr. Paul Modrich (Chemistry), ASBMB member Dr. Aziz Sancar (Chemistry), and Dr. Angus Deaton (Economic Sciences).